Joe Cummins

Joseph Henry Cummins (8 April 1910 – 1992) was an English professional footballer who made one Football League appearance for Southampton in 1934.

Joe Cummins
Personal information
Full name Joseph Henry Cummins
Date of birth (1910-04-08)8 April 1910
Place of birth Plympton, England
Date of death 1992 (aged 8182)
Position(s) Inside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Jersey Wanderers
1933–1934 Southampton 1 (0)
1934–1935 US Tourcoing
1935–19?? Newport (IOW)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football career

Cummins was born in Plympton, Devon but started his football career on the Channel Islands with Jersey Wanderers.[1] In November 1933, he was signed by Southampton,[2] of the Football League Second Division as a full back.[3]

He spent most of his time at the Saints playing for the reserves, but on 9 April 1934 (the day after his 24th birthday) he was called into the first team to play at inside right in place of Tom Brewis away to Millwall.,[4] Cummins was injured early in the game and had to play as a "passenger" for the remainder of the match,[2] which ended in a 1–0 defeat.[4]

In the summer of 1934, he moved to Roubaix in northern France to play for US Tourcoing, although he soon returned to England.[2]

Later career

He later settled in Hampshire to work for the Ordnance Survey, although he played non-league football on the Isle of Wight for Newport.[2]

References

  1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 66. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  2. Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. pp. 87–88. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
  3. Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (1987). Saints – A complete record. Breedon Books. p. 272. ISBN 0-907969-22-4.
  4. Saints – A complete record. p. 91.
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